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From: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
To: "Julia Evans via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com>
Cc: git@vger.kernel.org,  "D. Ben Knoble" <ben.knoble@gmail.com>,
	Kristoffer Haugsbakk <kristofferhaugsbakk@fastmail.com>,
	 Julia Evans <julia@jvns.ca>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/5] doc: add an UPSTREAM BRANCHES section to pull/push/fetch
Date: Tue, 30 Sep 2025 16:39:25 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <xmqqtt0j33yq.fsf@gitster.g> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <69825d46349e55dd1b17444ab4e6d542fd44f371.1759262314.git.gitgitgadget@gmail.com> (Julia Evans via GitGitGadget's message of "Tue, 30 Sep 2025 19:58:31 +0000")

"Julia Evans via GitGitGadget" <gitgitgadget@gmail.com> writes:

> +You can set an upstream branch explicitly with
> +`git push --set-upstream <remote> <branch>` or `git branch --track`,

I am wondering if this confuses beginners, appearing as if the
latter does not need any other command line arguments, as the former
does say two pieces of information needs to be given.

> +but Git will often automatically set the upstream for you, for example:
> +
> +* When you clone a repository, Git will automatically set the upstream
> +  for the default branch.
> +* If you have the `push.autoSetupRemote` configuration option set,
> +  `git push` will automatically set the upstream the first time you push
> +  a branch.
> +* Checking out a remote-tracking branch with `git checkout <branch>`
> +  will automatically create a local branch with that name and set
> +  the upstream to the remote branch.
> +
> +[NOTE]
> +Upstream branches are sometimes referred to as "tracking information",
> +as in "set the branch's tracking information".

Everything else looked great.  Thanks for working on this.

  reply	other threads:[~2025-09-30 23:39 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 87+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-08-26 20:40 [PATCH 0/4] doc: git-push: clarify DESCRIPTION section & refspec definition Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-26 20:40 ` [PATCH 1/4] doc: git-push: update intro Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-28 13:53   ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-08-28 16:18     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-29  7:20       ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2025-08-28 17:47     ` Julia Evans
2025-08-28 19:39       ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-08-26 20:40 ` [PATCH 2/4] doc: git-push: clarify "where to push" Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-27  0:05   ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-26 20:40 ` [PATCH 3/4] doc: git-push: clarify "what " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-26 23:57   ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-27 13:52     ` Julia Evans
2025-08-28 14:25   ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-08-26 20:40 ` [PATCH 4/4] doc: git-push: rewrite refspec specification Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-08-26 23:34   ` Junio C Hamano
2025-08-27 13:10     ` Julia Evans
2025-08-28 19:28   ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-09-12 18:55 ` [PATCH v2 0/4] doc: git-push: clarify DESCRIPTION section & refspec definition Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-12 18:55   ` [PATCH v2 1/4] doc: git-push: clarify intro Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-12 20:54     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-15 20:00       ` Julia Evans
2025-09-16  1:44         ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-16 18:46           ` Julia Evans
2025-09-16 20:38             ` Ben Knoble
2025-09-16 21:59               ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-17 18:42           ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-18 14:20             ` Julia Evans
2025-09-12 18:55   ` [PATCH v2 2/4] doc: add an UPSTREAM BRANCHES section to pull/push/fetch Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-12 21:17     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-15 20:19       ` Julia Evans
2025-09-15 21:48         ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-15 23:09           ` Julia Evans
2025-09-16  5:25     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-16  5:33       ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-16  5:39         ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-18 21:02           ` Julia Evans
2025-09-12 18:55   ` [PATCH v2 3/4] doc: git-push: clarify "where to push" Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-12 21:18     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-12 21:19     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-15 20:52       ` Julia Evans
2025-09-12 18:55   ` [PATCH v2 4/4] doc: git-push: clarify "what " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-23 17:44   ` [PATCH v3 0/4] doc: git-push: clarify DESCRIPTION section Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-23 17:44     ` [PATCH v3 1/4] doc: git-push: clarify intro Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-23 17:44     ` [PATCH v3 2/4] doc: add an UPSTREAM BRANCHES section to pull/push/fetch Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-24 19:51       ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-30 19:20         ` Julia Evans
2025-09-23 17:44     ` [PATCH v3 3/4] doc: git-push: clarify "where to push" Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-23 17:44     ` [PATCH v3 4/4] doc: git-push: clarify "what " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-24 20:01       ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-25 20:50         ` Julia Evans
2025-09-25 21:15           ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-25 22:34             ` Julia Evans
2025-09-26  1:27               ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-26 15:29                 ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-26 17:31                   ` Julia Evans
2025-09-26 19:03                     ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-26 22:27                       ` Julia Evans
2025-09-26 23:07                         ` Junio C Hamano
2025-09-28 21:38                           ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-09-23 17:56     ` [PATCH v3 0/4] doc: git-push: clarify DESCRIPTION section D. Ben Knoble
2025-09-30 19:58     ` [PATCH v4 0/5] " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-30 19:58       ` [PATCH v4 1/5] doc: git-push: clarify intro Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-30 19:58       ` [PATCH v4 2/5] doc: add an UPSTREAM BRANCHES section to pull/push/fetch Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-30 23:39         ` Junio C Hamano [this message]
2025-10-03 18:23           ` Julia Evans
2025-10-03 19:12             ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-01 17:30         ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2025-10-03 17:54           ` Julia Evans
2025-09-30 19:58       ` [PATCH v4 3/5] doc: git-push: clarify "where to push" Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-30 19:58       ` [PATCH v4 4/5] doc: git-push: clarify "what " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-09-30 21:01         ` Junio C Hamano
2025-10-01 17:36         ` Jean-Noël AVILA
2025-09-30 19:58       ` [PATCH v4 5/5] doc: git-push: Add explanation of `git push origin main` Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-10-01 22:29         ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-10-03 17:58           ` Julia Evans
2025-10-01 22:28       ` [PATCH v4 0/5] doc: git-push: clarify DESCRIPTION section D. Ben Knoble
2025-10-06 18:58       ` [PATCH v5 " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-10-06 18:58         ` [PATCH v5 1/5] doc: git-push: clarify intro Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-10-06 18:58         ` [PATCH v5 2/5] doc: add an UPSTREAM BRANCHES section to pull/push/fetch Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-10-07 12:23           ` Kristoffer Haugsbakk
2025-10-07 13:35             ` Julia Evans
2025-10-07 18:35               ` D. Ben Knoble
2025-10-06 18:58         ` [PATCH v5 3/5] doc: git-push: clarify "where to push" Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-10-06 18:58         ` [PATCH v5 4/5] doc: git-push: clarify "what " Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-10-06 18:58         ` [PATCH v5 5/5] doc: git-push: Add explanation of `git push origin main` Julia Evans via GitGitGadget
2025-10-06 21:53         ` [PATCH v5 0/5] doc: git-push: clarify DESCRIPTION section D. Ben Knoble
2025-10-06 22:07         ` Junio C Hamano

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